Thursday, November 24
The Turkey Trot will be held at the Davenport Family YMCA. The 1-mile fun run starts at 8:30 a.m.; the 5-mile run/walk is at 9 a.m. Call 563-322-7171.
Beginning Friday and over the next two weekends, the Julmarknad Christmas Market will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Bishop Hill. Attractions include Swedish folk characters, music, food, crafts, and antiques. For more information, call 309-927-3345.
Beginning Friday, Circa '21 in Rock Island, will present the children's play Junie B. in Jingle Bells Batman Smells. For show times, tickets or other information, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
Final Friday festivities will run from 6 to 9 p.m. featuring a Holiday Opening Party and Shopping Night at the Bucktown Center for the Arts in Davenport. Call 309-230-1594.
On Friday, fifteen local authors will participate in book signing event from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Midwest Writing Center in Davenport. For more information, call 563-324-1410.
Beginning Friday, The District Theatre, 1611 2nd Ave., Rock Island, will present the comedy A Tuna Christmas at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 309-235-1654.
On Saturday, The Integrity: Arts & Culture Association holiday arts and crafts show will be held from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at the German American Heritage Center, 4th floor, 712 W. 2nd St., Davenport. For more information, call 309-786-1045.
Thru November 27, the Quad City Arts' annual Festival of Trees will be held at the RiverCenter in Davenport. Christmas Time in the Cities is this year’s theme. For more information, call 563-324-3378.
Thru Dec. 30, Nuncrackers: The Nunsense Christmas Musical will be performed at Circa '21 in Rock Island. For tickets or more information, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
Friday, November 25
Beginning today and over the next two weekends, the Julmarknad Christmas Market will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Bishop Hill. Attractions include Swedish folk characters, music, food, crafts, and antiques. For more information, call 309-927-3345.
Opening today and continuing on select dates thru December 31, Circa '21 in Rock Island will present the children's play Junie B. in Jingle Bells Batman Smells. For show times, dates, tickets or other information, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
The 22nd annual Christmas Craft Show will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday at the QCCA Expo Center in Rock Island. For more information, call 309-788-5912.
ComedySportz Quad Cities will premier Once Upon A Blank, an improvised children’s show at 2 p.m. at The Establishment Theatre in Rock Island. The actors will use suggestions from the audience to help tell the story. The show is geared towards children ages 4 to 11. For tickets or more information, call 309-786-1111.
Lamplight tours of the Ulysses S. Grant Home State Historic Site in Galena will be offered from 2 to 4 p.m. today thru Sunday as well as the following three weekends. 1870s Victorian Christmas decorations will also grace the home of the 18th President and Civil War General. For more information, call 815-777-3310.
Final Friday festivities will run from 6 to 9 p.m. featuring a Holiday Opening Party and Shopping Night at the Bucktown Center for the Arts in Davenport. Call 309-230-1594.
Fifteen local authors will participate in book signing event from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Midwest Writing Center in Davenport. For more information, call 563-324-1410.
The District Theatre in Rock Island will present the comedy A Tuna Christmas at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 309-235-1654.
Tomorrow, the Integrity: Arts & Culture Association holiday arts and crafts show will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the German American Heritage Center in Davenport. For more information, call 309-786-1045.
Thru November 27, the Quad City Arts' annual Festival of Trees will be held at the RiverCenter in Davenport. Christmas Time in the Cities is this year’s theme. For more information, call 563-324-3378.
Thru Dec. 30, Nuncrackers: The Nunsense Christmas Musical will be performed at Circa '21 in Rock Island. For tickets or more information, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
Saturday, November 26
The 22nd annual Christmas Craft Show will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday at the QCCA Expo Center in Rock Island. For more information, call 309-788-5912.
This weekend and next, the Julmarknad Christmas Market will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Bishop Hill. Attractions include Swedish folk characters, music, food, crafts, and antiques. For more information, call 309-927-3345.
The Integrity: Arts & Culture Association holiday arts and crafts show will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the German American Heritage Center in Davenport. For more information, call 309-786-1045.
On select dates thru December 31, Circa '21 in Rock Island will present the children's play Junie B. in Jingle Bells Batman Smells. For show times, dates, tickets or other information, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
The Songbag Concert series concludes today with a 7 p.m. performance by popular singer and musician Chris Vallillo in the Carl Sandburg State Historic Site Barn at 313 E. Third Street in Galesburg.
The District Theatre in Rock Island will present the comedy A Tuna Christmas at 8 p.m. on Saturday, and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 309-235-1654.
Thru November 27, the Quad City Arts' annual Festival of Trees will be held at the RiverCenter in Davenport. Christmas Time in the Cities is this year’s theme. For more information, call 563-324-3378.
Thru Dec. 30, Nuncrackers: The Nunsense Christmas Musical will be performed at Circa '21 in Rock Island. For tickets or more information, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
Sunday, November 27
The 22nd annual Christmas Craft Show will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the QCCA Expo Center in Rock Island. For more information, call 309-788-5912.
The Quad City Arts' annual Festival of Trees ends today at the RiverCenter in Davenport. Christmas Time in the Cities is this year’s theme. For more information, call 563-324-3378.
Today and next weekend, the Julmarknad Christmas Market will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Bishop Hill. Attractions include Swedish folk characters, music, food, crafts, and antiques. For more information, call 309-927-3345.
On select dates thru December 31, Circa '21 in Rock Island will present the children's play Junie B. in Jingle Bells Batman Smells. For show times, dates, tickets or other information, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
The District Theatre in Rock Island will present the comedy A Tuna Christmas at 2 p.m. For tickets or more information, call 309-235-1654.
Lamplight tours of the Ulysses S. Grant Home State Historic Site in Galena will be offered from 2 to 4 p.m. today and the next three weekends. 1870s Victorian Christmas decorations will also grace the home of the 18th President and Civil War General. For more information, call 815-777-3310.
An Advent and Christmas Celtic Music Session and Celtic Vespers will be held at Gloria Dei Presbyterian Church in Rock Island beginning at 4:00 p.m. For more information, call 309-788-8986.
St. Ambrose University will host the area's top competitive high school dance teams in preparation for the Iowa State Dance/Drill Team Championships. Teams will showcase their upcoming competition routines at Lee Lohman Arena beginning at 6 p.m.
Next weekend, the Quad City Symphony Orchestra will present the Concerti for Celli Masterworks III concert at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday at the Adler Theatre and at 2 p.m. on Sunday at Centennial Hall. Concert Conversations will be held prior to each performance. For tickets or more information, call 563-322-7276.
Thru Dec. 30, Nuncrackers: The Nunsense Christmas Musical will be performed at Circa '21 in Rock Island. For tickets or more information, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
Monday, November 28
The new RiverShare catalog is now available and the Rock Island Public Library will offer a series of classes to help patrons. The first will be held tonight at 6:00 p.m. at the Rock Island Southwest Branch. Another will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday at the Main Library. For questions, call 309-732-7341.
Black Hawk College music students are wrapping up the semester with a series of free concerts. The first is a Piano Recital tonight at 7:30 at the Deere-Wiman house in Moline. On Sunday, the Youth and Adult String Orchestras Concert will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church in Moline at 5 p.m. And next Monday, a Vocal Recital will be at 7:30 also at the Deere-Wiman house.
Jim Brickman will present A Christmas Celebration at 7:30 p.m. at the Adler Theatre in Davenport. For tickets or more information, call 800-745-3000.
Tomorrow, as a remembrance of the 25th anniversary of Cary Grant’s death, the Bettendorf Library will show Father Goose at 6:30 p.m. This film was one of Mr. Grant's favorites. For more information, call 563-344-4175.
Opening Thursday, Quad City Music Guild will present Scrooge: The Musical at Prospect Park Theater at 7:30 p.m. Thursday thru Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 309-762-6610.
Christmas at Augustana will be presented at 8 p.m. on Friday and 4 p.m. on Saturday at Centennial Hall and will feature performances by the Brass Ensemble, Symphony Orchestra, Choir, Ascension Singers and more. For tickets or more information, call 309-794-7306.
Beginning Friday, the Prenzie Players will present the comedy Tartuffe by Moliere at Skellington Manor in Rock Island at 8 p.m. For more information, call 309-278-8426.
Thru Dec. 30, Nuncrackers: The Nunsense Christmas Musical will be performed at Circa '21 in Rock Island. For tickets or more information, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Monday, November 7, 2011
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Tuesday, November 8
As part of the annual Frieze Lecture Series, Dr. Christopher Whitt will present The Civil War and American Politics, Then and Now at 2 p.m. at the Rock Island Library. For more information, call 309-732-7323.
Genesis Doctors in Recital will begin at 7 p.m. at Centennial Hall of Augustana College. Proceeds will benefit music therapy and Genesis Hospice Care. For more information, call 563-421-6861.
Quad City Flutes Unlimited will perform at 7 p.m. at St. John's Lutheran Church in Rock Island. For more information, call 309-786-6333.
Gary Metivier will read and sign his book Saluting Grandpa at 7 p.m. at the Moline Library. For more information, call 309-524-2440.
The Monmouth College Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of Stephen Jackson, will present its fall concert at 7:30 p.m. in the Kasch Performance Hall of the Dahl Chapel and Auditorium. The concert is open to the public.
Tomorrow, the Iowa College Access Network will present Financial Aid for College at 7 p.m. at Rivermont Collegiate in Bettendorf. The program will cover completing the Federal Student Aid form, important deadlines, and types of aid available. For more information, call 563-359-1366, ext. 302.
Preview performances of Nuncrackers: The Nunsense Christmas Musical will be held this Wednesday and Thursday at 7:45 p.m. at Circa '21 in Rock Island. For tickets or more information, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
Beginning Thursday, Black Hawk College and Playcrafters Barn Theatre in Moline will present the comedy Leaving Iowa by Tim Clue and Spike Manton at 7:30 p.m. For tickets or more information, call 309-798-2695.
Beginning Friday, the District Theatre in Rock Island will present the mystery The Turn of the Screw at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 309-235-1654.
As part of the annual Frieze Lecture Series, Dr. Christopher Whitt will present The Civil War and American Politics, Then and Now at 2 p.m. at the Rock Island Library. For more information, call 309-732-7323.
Genesis Doctors in Recital will begin at 7 p.m. at Centennial Hall of Augustana College. Proceeds will benefit music therapy and Genesis Hospice Care. For more information, call 563-421-6861.
Quad City Flutes Unlimited will perform at 7 p.m. at St. John's Lutheran Church in Rock Island. For more information, call 309-786-6333.
Gary Metivier will read and sign his book Saluting Grandpa at 7 p.m. at the Moline Library. For more information, call 309-524-2440.
The Monmouth College Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of Stephen Jackson, will present its fall concert at 7:30 p.m. in the Kasch Performance Hall of the Dahl Chapel and Auditorium. The concert is open to the public.
Tomorrow, the Iowa College Access Network will present Financial Aid for College at 7 p.m. at Rivermont Collegiate in Bettendorf. The program will cover completing the Federal Student Aid form, important deadlines, and types of aid available. For more information, call 563-359-1366, ext. 302.
Preview performances of Nuncrackers: The Nunsense Christmas Musical will be held this Wednesday and Thursday at 7:45 p.m. at Circa '21 in Rock Island. For tickets or more information, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
Beginning Thursday, Black Hawk College and Playcrafters Barn Theatre in Moline will present the comedy Leaving Iowa by Tim Clue and Spike Manton at 7:30 p.m. For tickets or more information, call 309-798-2695.
Beginning Friday, the District Theatre in Rock Island will present the mystery The Turn of the Screw at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 309-235-1654.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
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Thursday, October 27
As part of Thursdays at the Figge, Robin Groesbeck of the San Francisco Asian Art Museum will present Chinese Art: Past Meets Present at 7 p.m. at the museum in Davenport. For more information, call 563-326-7804.
The United Township High School Treble Choir and the Jenny Lind Choir will perform at 7 p.m. in Ascension Chapel in Augustana College’s Founders Hall. For more information, call 309-794-7306.
Today thru Saturday, the radio play War of the Worlds will be presented at 7 p.m. at the Student Life Center of Scott Community College. For more information, call 563-441-4001.
Mothers, Daughters, and Sisters: A Cabaret for the Cure will begin at 7 p.m. at Circa '21 in Rock Island. Performers will include members of the cast of The Marvelous Wonderettes, the Bootleggers, and other members of the Circa '21 staff. Proceeds will go to Gilda's Club Quad Cities for breast cancer awareness. For more information, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
Bettendorf High School will present the comedy Almost, Maine at 7 p.m. on Thursday and Friday and at 1 p.m. Saturday. For more information, call 563-332-4516.
Out Loud, an open poetry/prose reading session, will begin at 7 p.m. at the Midwest Writing Center in Davenport. For more information, call 563-324-1410.
The Richmond Hill Players will present the farce Sex Please, We're Sixty at the Barn Theatre in Geneseo at 7:30 p.m. Thursday thru Saturday and at 4 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 309-944-2244.
Moline High School will present the children's play Charlotte's Web at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday and Friday and at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. For more information, call 309-743-1624.
The District Theatre in Rock Island will present the musical The Rocky Horror Show at midnight on Friday and Saturday and at 8 p.m. Sunday thru Thursday. For tickets or more information, call 309-235-1654.
Thru Nov. 5, Circa '21 in Rock Island will present the musical The Marvelous Wonderettes. For tickets, show times or more information, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
As part of Thursdays at the Figge, Robin Groesbeck of the San Francisco Asian Art Museum will present Chinese Art: Past Meets Present at 7 p.m. at the museum in Davenport. For more information, call 563-326-7804.
The United Township High School Treble Choir and the Jenny Lind Choir will perform at 7 p.m. in Ascension Chapel in Augustana College’s Founders Hall. For more information, call 309-794-7306.
Today thru Saturday, the radio play War of the Worlds will be presented at 7 p.m. at the Student Life Center of Scott Community College. For more information, call 563-441-4001.
Mothers, Daughters, and Sisters: A Cabaret for the Cure will begin at 7 p.m. at Circa '21 in Rock Island. Performers will include members of the cast of The Marvelous Wonderettes, the Bootleggers, and other members of the Circa '21 staff. Proceeds will go to Gilda's Club Quad Cities for breast cancer awareness. For more information, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
Bettendorf High School will present the comedy Almost, Maine at 7 p.m. on Thursday and Friday and at 1 p.m. Saturday. For more information, call 563-332-4516.
Out Loud, an open poetry/prose reading session, will begin at 7 p.m. at the Midwest Writing Center in Davenport. For more information, call 563-324-1410.
The Richmond Hill Players will present the farce Sex Please, We're Sixty at the Barn Theatre in Geneseo at 7:30 p.m. Thursday thru Saturday and at 4 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 309-944-2244.
Moline High School will present the children's play Charlotte's Web at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday and Friday and at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. For more information, call 309-743-1624.
The District Theatre in Rock Island will present the musical The Rocky Horror Show at midnight on Friday and Saturday and at 8 p.m. Sunday thru Thursday. For tickets or more information, call 309-235-1654.
Thru Nov. 5, Circa '21 in Rock Island will present the musical The Marvelous Wonderettes. For tickets, show times or more information, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
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Wednesday, October 26
Dr. Lars M. Andersson from Uppsala University in Sweden will present Sweden and World War II: Between the Allies and the Axis Powers at noon at the College Center of Augustana College. RSVPs would be appreciated; call 309-794-7204.
A Printed Fiend's Fiasco, an open house will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Catich Art Gallery in the Galvin Fine Arts Center of St. Ambrose University featuring custom T-shirt printing, screen-printed masks and letterpress posters, and demonstrations on how to make books and use a press. For more information, call 563-333-6150.
As a benefit for the Geneseo Woman's Club, the Richmond Hill Players will present the farce Sex Please, We're Sixty at the Barn Theatre in Geneseo. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with the show beginning at 7:30 p.m. Regular performances are at 7:30 p.m. Thursday thru Saturday and at 4 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 309-944-2244.
The Augustana Jazz Combo Soiree will begin at 8 p.m. in Wallenberg Hall, in the Denkmann Memorial Hall of Augustana College. For more information, call 309-794-7306.
Beginning tomorrow, Bettendorf High School will present the comedy Almost, Maine at 7 p.m. on Thursday and Friday and at 1 p.m. Saturday. For more information, call 563-332-4516.
Opening tomorrow, Moline High School will present the children's play Charlotte's Web at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday and Friday and at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. For more information, call 309-743-1624.
Thursday thru Saturday, the radio play War of the Worlds will be presented at 7 p.m. at the Student Life Center of Scott Community College. For more information, call 563-441-4001.
The District Theatre in Rock Island will present the musical Chicago at 8 p.m. Thursday thru Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 309-235-1654.
Thru Nov. 5, Circa '21 in Rock Island will present the musical The Marvelous Wonderettes. For tickets, show times or more information, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
Dr. Lars M. Andersson from Uppsala University in Sweden will present Sweden and World War II: Between the Allies and the Axis Powers at noon at the College Center of Augustana College. RSVPs would be appreciated; call 309-794-7204.
A Printed Fiend's Fiasco, an open house will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Catich Art Gallery in the Galvin Fine Arts Center of St. Ambrose University featuring custom T-shirt printing, screen-printed masks and letterpress posters, and demonstrations on how to make books and use a press. For more information, call 563-333-6150.
As a benefit for the Geneseo Woman's Club, the Richmond Hill Players will present the farce Sex Please, We're Sixty at the Barn Theatre in Geneseo. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with the show beginning at 7:30 p.m. Regular performances are at 7:30 p.m. Thursday thru Saturday and at 4 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 309-944-2244.
The Augustana Jazz Combo Soiree will begin at 8 p.m. in Wallenberg Hall, in the Denkmann Memorial Hall of Augustana College. For more information, call 309-794-7306.
Beginning tomorrow, Bettendorf High School will present the comedy Almost, Maine at 7 p.m. on Thursday and Friday and at 1 p.m. Saturday. For more information, call 563-332-4516.
Opening tomorrow, Moline High School will present the children's play Charlotte's Web at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday and Friday and at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. For more information, call 309-743-1624.
Thursday thru Saturday, the radio play War of the Worlds will be presented at 7 p.m. at the Student Life Center of Scott Community College. For more information, call 563-441-4001.
The District Theatre in Rock Island will present the musical Chicago at 8 p.m. Thursday thru Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 309-235-1654.
Thru Nov. 5, Circa '21 in Rock Island will present the musical The Marvelous Wonderettes. For tickets, show times or more information, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
Thursday, October 20, 2011
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Friday, October 21
Quad City Arts' Visiting Artists The Calder Quartet will perform at 3 p.m. at the Deere-Wiman House in Moline. For more information, call 309-743-2701.
A reception for the exhibit Cultural Stories, multimedia works by Lisa Marie Barber and paintings by Gabriella Boros, will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Quad City Arts Center in Rock Island. For more information, call 309-793-1213.
The Bucktown Revue, an old-fashioned webcast radio program will begin at 7 p.m. at the Mary Fluhrer Nighswander Theatre in Davenport featuring music, poetry, and humor, plus a special edition of the Pleasant Valley Hillbillies called Vampirette, Queen of the Danged. For more information, call 563-940-0508.
The Midwest Writing Center will host the second annual Bohemian Ball at 7 p.m. at the Hotel Blackhawk in Davenport. The event has a 1920s theme; costumes are encouraged but not required. For more information, call 563-324-1410.
Tonight and tomorrow night, the radio play War of the Worlds will be presented at 7 p.m. at the Student Life Center of Scott Community College. For more information, call 563-441-4001.
Glenna Schroeder-Lein will present Disease, Wounds, Hospitals and Hygiene: The Medical Side of the Civil War at 7 p.m. at the Butterworth Center in Moline. For more information, call 309-743-2701.
The drama Real Girls Can't Win will be presented at Potter Theatre in Bergendoff Hall of Augustana College at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday. The play is recommended for junior high school age and up. For more information, call 309-794-7306.
The St. Ambrose University Jazz Ensemble and STAMVOJA will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Galvin Fine Arts Center of St. Ambrose University. For more information, call 563-333-6251.
The Richmond Hill Players will present the farce Sex Please, We're Sixty at the Barn Theatre in Geneseo at 7:30 p.m. Thursday thru Saturday and at 4 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 309-944-2244.
Thru Oct. 30, the District Theatre in Rock Island will present the musical Chicago at 8 p.m. Thursday thru Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 309-235-1654.
The Smooth Jazz Fall Festival will be held at 8 p.m. at the Redstone Room of River Music Experience. On Friday, Bob Baldwin and Joey Sommerville will perform. On Saturday, Peter White will play. For tickets or more information, call 563-324-4208.
Thru Nov. 5, Circa '21 in Rock Island will present the musical The Marvelous Wonderettes. For tickets, show times or more information, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
The District Theatre in Rock Island will present the musical The Rocky Horror Show by Richard O'Brien at midnight on Friday and Saturday and at 8 p.m. Sunday thru Thursday. For tickets or more information, call 309-235-1654.
Quad City Arts' Visiting Artists The Calder Quartet will perform at 3 p.m. at the Deere-Wiman House in Moline. For more information, call 309-743-2701.
A reception for the exhibit Cultural Stories, multimedia works by Lisa Marie Barber and paintings by Gabriella Boros, will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Quad City Arts Center in Rock Island. For more information, call 309-793-1213.
The Bucktown Revue, an old-fashioned webcast radio program will begin at 7 p.m. at the Mary Fluhrer Nighswander Theatre in Davenport featuring music, poetry, and humor, plus a special edition of the Pleasant Valley Hillbillies called Vampirette, Queen of the Danged. For more information, call 563-940-0508.
The Midwest Writing Center will host the second annual Bohemian Ball at 7 p.m. at the Hotel Blackhawk in Davenport. The event has a 1920s theme; costumes are encouraged but not required. For more information, call 563-324-1410.
Tonight and tomorrow night, the radio play War of the Worlds will be presented at 7 p.m. at the Student Life Center of Scott Community College. For more information, call 563-441-4001.
Glenna Schroeder-Lein will present Disease, Wounds, Hospitals and Hygiene: The Medical Side of the Civil War at 7 p.m. at the Butterworth Center in Moline. For more information, call 309-743-2701.
The drama Real Girls Can't Win will be presented at Potter Theatre in Bergendoff Hall of Augustana College at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday. The play is recommended for junior high school age and up. For more information, call 309-794-7306.
The St. Ambrose University Jazz Ensemble and STAMVOJA will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Galvin Fine Arts Center of St. Ambrose University. For more information, call 563-333-6251.
The Richmond Hill Players will present the farce Sex Please, We're Sixty at the Barn Theatre in Geneseo at 7:30 p.m. Thursday thru Saturday and at 4 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 309-944-2244.
Thru Oct. 30, the District Theatre in Rock Island will present the musical Chicago at 8 p.m. Thursday thru Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 309-235-1654.
The Smooth Jazz Fall Festival will be held at 8 p.m. at the Redstone Room of River Music Experience. On Friday, Bob Baldwin and Joey Sommerville will perform. On Saturday, Peter White will play. For tickets or more information, call 563-324-4208.
Thru Nov. 5, Circa '21 in Rock Island will present the musical The Marvelous Wonderettes. For tickets, show times or more information, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
The District Theatre in Rock Island will present the musical The Rocky Horror Show by Richard O'Brien at midnight on Friday and Saturday and at 8 p.m. Sunday thru Thursday. For tickets or more information, call 309-235-1654.
Friday, October 14, 2011
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Saturday, October 15
WQPT will show the documentary Freedom Riders at 10 a.m. at the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center in Rock Island. Diane Nash, one of the leaders of the Freedom Riders Civil Rights movement, will also speak. For more information, call 309-764-2400.
The fifth annual Gathering of Authors will return to Bishop Hill from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on the second floor of the Blacksmith Shop. Many Midwest authors will be present to read selected passages from their books. For more information, call 309-932-3008.
Dr. Jennifer Eastman Attebery will present Blending Celebrations in the Rockies: How Midsummer Became American and Memorial Day, Fourth of July, and Pioneer Day Became Swedish at 7 p.m. in Room 102 of the Hanson Hall of Science of Augustana College. For more information, call 309-794-7204.
Alleman High School in Rock Island will present the musical The Sound of Music at 7 p.m. on Saturday and at 4 p.m. on Sunday. For more information, call 309-786-7793.
The drama Real Girls Can't Win will be presented at Potter Theatre in Bergendoff Hall of Augustana College at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday. The play is recommended for junior high school age and up. For more information, call 309-794-7306.
New Ground Theatre will present the comedy God of Carnage at the Village Theatre in Davenport at 7:30 p.m. Thursday thru Saturday, and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 563-326-7529.
The Augustana Symphony Orchestra will open its season with Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 and Joseph Haydn’s London Symphony at 8 p.m. in Centennial Hall. For more information, call 309-794-7306.
Thru Oct. 30, the District Theatre in Rock Island will present the musical Chicago at 8 p.m. Thursday thru Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 309-235-1654.
Thru Nov. 5, Circa '21 in Rock Island will present the musical The Marvelous Wonderettes. For tickets, show times or more information, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
Sunday, October 16
The drama Real Girls Can't Win will be presented at Potter Theatre in Bergendoff Hall of Augustana College at 1:30 p.m. The play is recommended for junior high school age and up. For more information, call 309-794-7306.
The Figge Art Museum will offer the tour Art and Advertising: A Look at Turn-of-the-Century Posters at 1:30 p.m. For more information, call 563-326-7804.
From 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., the Moline Organ Fest Walking Concert will feature a variety of music styles played on antique reed organs at the Butterworth Center, Butterworth Education Building, Deere/Wiman House, and the Rock Island County Historical Society. For more information, call 563-381-3652.
Author Milena Oda will talk about her work and experiences in Germany and Iowa at 2 p.m. at the German American Heritage Center in Davenport. For more information, call 563-322-8844.
New Ground Theatre will present the comedy God of Carnage at the Village Theatre in Davenport at 2 p.m. For tickets or more information, call 563-326-7529.
Thru Oct. 30, the District Theatre in Rock Island will present the musical Chicago at 2 p.m. on Sunday and at 8 p.m. Thursday thru Saturday. For tickets or more information, call 309-235-1654.
The Chris Greene Quartet will be the featured performers for the Third Sunday Jazz Workshop and Matinee at the Redstone Room of River Music Experience. The workshop begins at 3 p.m. and the matinee concert at 6 p.m. For more information, call 309-373-0790.
The Blackhawk Chapter of the American Guild of Organists will present Hoots and Hollers: Music Outside the Bachs at 4 p.m. at First Lutheran Church in Moline. For more information, call 309-762-3375.
Alleman High School in Rock Island will present the musical The Sound of Music at 4 p.m. For more information, call 309-786-7793.
A discussion of Brave Girl Eating: A Family's Struggle with Anorexia by Harriet Brown will be held at 6:30 p.m. in Room 244 of Ambrose Hall of St. Ambrose University. For more information, call 563-333-6113.
The University of Notre Dame Glee Club will perform at 7 p.m. at St. John Vianney Catholic Church in Bettendorf. For more information, call 563-332-7910.
The High School Chamber Choir Festival Sampler will begin at 8:30 p.m. at Wallenberg Hall in the Denkmann Memorial building of Augustana College. For more information, call 309-794-7306.
Thru Nov. 5, Circa '21 in Rock Island will present the musical The Marvelous Wonderettes. For tickets, show times or more information, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
Monday, October 17
The High School Chamber Choir Festival Mass Choir concert will begin at 4:30 p.m. at Centennial Hall of Augustana College. For more information, call 309-794-7306.
As part of the meeting of the Sons of Norway lodge, Laura Reich will present Norwegian Mythology and Runic Notation at 7 p.m. at the Viking Club in Moline. The event is open to the public. For more information, call 563-355-7778.
Tomorrow, RIA AUSA and the Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce will host a Sea of Goodwill luncheon at 11:30 a.m. at the RiverCenter in Davenport. Col. David Sutherland, Special Assistant to the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will speak. Reservations are required; call 563-823-2676.
Tomorrow, the Andover Historical Society will hold a meeting on at the American Woman's League building in Andover. Guest speaker David Renneke, professor emeritus of physics at Augustana College will discuss Where are We Going with All Those Gadgets? Lunch at 1 p.m. at the Andover Cafe will precede the meeting.
Tomorrow, as part of the Frieze Lecture Series, Dr. Jane Simonsen of Augustana College will present The Impact of the Civil War on Gender Roles at 2 p.m. at the Rock Island Library. For more information, call 309-732-7323.
Tomorrow, Storm Chasing and Tornadoes with Chasing4Life will be presented for grade school children at 3 p.m. at the Rock Island Ridgewood branch, and for teens and older at 6 p.m. at the Rock Island Library. For more information, call 309-732-7323.
Tomorrow, the Quad-Cities KIX Orchestra will perform at 7 p.m. on the Community Stage of River Music Experience in Davenport. For more information, call 563-326-1333.
Tomorrow, Opera Quad Cities will present The Three Little Pigs at 7 p.m. at the Moline Library. For more information, call 309-524-2440.
Thru Oct. 30, the District Theatre in Rock Island will present the musical Chicago at 8 p.m. Thursday thru Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 309-235-1654.
Thru Nov. 5, Circa '21 in Rock Island will present the musical The Marvelous Wonderettes. For tickets, show times or more information, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
WQPT will show the documentary Freedom Riders at 10 a.m. at the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center in Rock Island. Diane Nash, one of the leaders of the Freedom Riders Civil Rights movement, will also speak. For more information, call 309-764-2400.
The fifth annual Gathering of Authors will return to Bishop Hill from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on the second floor of the Blacksmith Shop. Many Midwest authors will be present to read selected passages from their books. For more information, call 309-932-3008.
Dr. Jennifer Eastman Attebery will present Blending Celebrations in the Rockies: How Midsummer Became American and Memorial Day, Fourth of July, and Pioneer Day Became Swedish at 7 p.m. in Room 102 of the Hanson Hall of Science of Augustana College. For more information, call 309-794-7204.
Alleman High School in Rock Island will present the musical The Sound of Music at 7 p.m. on Saturday and at 4 p.m. on Sunday. For more information, call 309-786-7793.
The drama Real Girls Can't Win will be presented at Potter Theatre in Bergendoff Hall of Augustana College at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday. The play is recommended for junior high school age and up. For more information, call 309-794-7306.
New Ground Theatre will present the comedy God of Carnage at the Village Theatre in Davenport at 7:30 p.m. Thursday thru Saturday, and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 563-326-7529.
The Augustana Symphony Orchestra will open its season with Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 and Joseph Haydn’s London Symphony at 8 p.m. in Centennial Hall. For more information, call 309-794-7306.
Thru Oct. 30, the District Theatre in Rock Island will present the musical Chicago at 8 p.m. Thursday thru Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 309-235-1654.
Thru Nov. 5, Circa '21 in Rock Island will present the musical The Marvelous Wonderettes. For tickets, show times or more information, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
Sunday, October 16
The drama Real Girls Can't Win will be presented at Potter Theatre in Bergendoff Hall of Augustana College at 1:30 p.m. The play is recommended for junior high school age and up. For more information, call 309-794-7306.
The Figge Art Museum will offer the tour Art and Advertising: A Look at Turn-of-the-Century Posters at 1:30 p.m. For more information, call 563-326-7804.
From 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., the Moline Organ Fest Walking Concert will feature a variety of music styles played on antique reed organs at the Butterworth Center, Butterworth Education Building, Deere/Wiman House, and the Rock Island County Historical Society. For more information, call 563-381-3652.
Author Milena Oda will talk about her work and experiences in Germany and Iowa at 2 p.m. at the German American Heritage Center in Davenport. For more information, call 563-322-8844.
New Ground Theatre will present the comedy God of Carnage at the Village Theatre in Davenport at 2 p.m. For tickets or more information, call 563-326-7529.
Thru Oct. 30, the District Theatre in Rock Island will present the musical Chicago at 2 p.m. on Sunday and at 8 p.m. Thursday thru Saturday. For tickets or more information, call 309-235-1654.
The Chris Greene Quartet will be the featured performers for the Third Sunday Jazz Workshop and Matinee at the Redstone Room of River Music Experience. The workshop begins at 3 p.m. and the matinee concert at 6 p.m. For more information, call 309-373-0790.
The Blackhawk Chapter of the American Guild of Organists will present Hoots and Hollers: Music Outside the Bachs at 4 p.m. at First Lutheran Church in Moline. For more information, call 309-762-3375.
Alleman High School in Rock Island will present the musical The Sound of Music at 4 p.m. For more information, call 309-786-7793.
A discussion of Brave Girl Eating: A Family's Struggle with Anorexia by Harriet Brown will be held at 6:30 p.m. in Room 244 of Ambrose Hall of St. Ambrose University. For more information, call 563-333-6113.
The University of Notre Dame Glee Club will perform at 7 p.m. at St. John Vianney Catholic Church in Bettendorf. For more information, call 563-332-7910.
The High School Chamber Choir Festival Sampler will begin at 8:30 p.m. at Wallenberg Hall in the Denkmann Memorial building of Augustana College. For more information, call 309-794-7306.
Thru Nov. 5, Circa '21 in Rock Island will present the musical The Marvelous Wonderettes. For tickets, show times or more information, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
Monday, October 17
The High School Chamber Choir Festival Mass Choir concert will begin at 4:30 p.m. at Centennial Hall of Augustana College. For more information, call 309-794-7306.
As part of the meeting of the Sons of Norway lodge, Laura Reich will present Norwegian Mythology and Runic Notation at 7 p.m. at the Viking Club in Moline. The event is open to the public. For more information, call 563-355-7778.
Tomorrow, RIA AUSA and the Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce will host a Sea of Goodwill luncheon at 11:30 a.m. at the RiverCenter in Davenport. Col. David Sutherland, Special Assistant to the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will speak. Reservations are required; call 563-823-2676.
Tomorrow, the Andover Historical Society will hold a meeting on at the American Woman's League building in Andover. Guest speaker David Renneke, professor emeritus of physics at Augustana College will discuss Where are We Going with All Those Gadgets? Lunch at 1 p.m. at the Andover Cafe will precede the meeting.
Tomorrow, as part of the Frieze Lecture Series, Dr. Jane Simonsen of Augustana College will present The Impact of the Civil War on Gender Roles at 2 p.m. at the Rock Island Library. For more information, call 309-732-7323.
Tomorrow, Storm Chasing and Tornadoes with Chasing4Life will be presented for grade school children at 3 p.m. at the Rock Island Ridgewood branch, and for teens and older at 6 p.m. at the Rock Island Library. For more information, call 309-732-7323.
Tomorrow, the Quad-Cities KIX Orchestra will perform at 7 p.m. on the Community Stage of River Music Experience in Davenport. For more information, call 563-326-1333.
Tomorrow, Opera Quad Cities will present The Three Little Pigs at 7 p.m. at the Moline Library. For more information, call 309-524-2440.
Thru Oct. 30, the District Theatre in Rock Island will present the musical Chicago at 8 p.m. Thursday thru Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets or more information, call 309-235-1654.
Thru Nov. 5, Circa '21 in Rock Island will present the musical The Marvelous Wonderettes. For tickets, show times or more information, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
WVIK Community Calendar
Tuesday, October 11
A Know Your Worth financial workshop for women will begin at 5:30 p.m. at Royal Neighbors of America in Rock Island. School-aged children may attend a free Money Bunny lesson while you attend Know Your Worth. Registration is required, call 309-732-8348.
As part of the Global Gathering Brazil series, the Bettendorf Library will show the 2005 film House of Sand at 6:30 p.m. For more information, call 563-344-4175.
The bands of Central, West, and North high schools and Davenport middle schools will perform at the Band Spectacular at 7 p.m. at Brady Street Stadium in Davenport.
Laura M. Hartman will present Bus vs. Train: Ethics in Transit at 7:30 p.m. in Room 102 in the Hanson Hall of Science of Augustana College. There will be time for questions, answers, and discussion.
Tomorrow, the Terry Hanson Ensemble, student performers, and surprise guests will play for Moondance for Karli Rose Kell from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Redstone Room of River Music Experience in Davenport. Proceeds will benefit the Karli Rose Kell Music Scholarship Fund. For more information, call 563-326-1333.
On Thursday, Dr. Michael Shermer, founding publisher of Skeptic magazine and director of the Skeptics Society, will talk about Why People Believe Weird Things at 7 p.m. in the Olin Center of Augustana College.
Alleman High School in Rock Island will present the musical The Sound of Music at 7 p.m. on Thursday and Saturday, and at 4 p.m. on Sunday. For more information, call 309-786-7793.
Thru Nov. 5, Circa '21 in Rock Island will present the musical The Marvelous Wonderettes. For tickets, show times or more information, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
Wednesday, October 12
The Association of Fund Raising Professionals is holding their Fall Conference Workshop presented by national author and consultant, Laura Fredricks who will discuss Creating the Environment for Major Gifts beginning at 8 a.m. in the Jumer’s Casino Conference Center. Registration forms are available at afpquadcities.com.
Davenport Parks and Recreation will hold a Senior Coffee at the Conservatory in Vander Veer Botanical park beginning at 10 a.m. featuring their Fall Color Show. Preregistration is not required. For further information, call 563-326-7812.
An informational meeting on art project grants will be held at 5:30 p.m. at Quad City Arts. The grant application deadline is January 31, 2012. For more information, contact Jessi Black at 309-793-1213 ext. 103.
The Terry Hanson Ensemble, student performers, and surprise guests will play for Moondance for Karli Rose Kell from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Redstone Room of River Music Experience in Davenport. Proceeds will benefit the Karli Rose Kell Music Scholarship Fund. For more information, call 563-326-1333.
Gayle Rein will present From the Ground Up: Early Mills and Towns in Upper Rock Island County at a meeting of the Port Byron Historical Society at 7 p.m. at the River Valley Library in Port Byron. For more information, call 309-523-3654.
On Thursday, Dr. Michael Shermer, founding publisher of Skeptic magazine and director of the Skeptics Society, will talk about Why People Believe Weird Things at 7 p.m. in the Olin Center of Augustana College.
Alleman High School in Rock Island will present the musical The Sound of Music at 7 p.m. on Thursday and Saturday, and at 4 p.m. on Sunday. For more information, call 309-786-7793.
Throughout October, pumpkins will be for sale and displayed in the outside gardens and Sun Garden of the Quad City Botanical Center. Scarecrows are also on exhibit, along with a hay bale maze. There will be special family events on Sunday afternoons 1 to 4 p.m. in the outer gardens and event canopy.
Thru Nov. 5, Circa '21 in Rock Island will present the musical The Marvelous Wonderettes. For tickets, show times or more information, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
A Know Your Worth financial workshop for women will begin at 5:30 p.m. at Royal Neighbors of America in Rock Island. School-aged children may attend a free Money Bunny lesson while you attend Know Your Worth. Registration is required, call 309-732-8348.
As part of the Global Gathering Brazil series, the Bettendorf Library will show the 2005 film House of Sand at 6:30 p.m. For more information, call 563-344-4175.
The bands of Central, West, and North high schools and Davenport middle schools will perform at the Band Spectacular at 7 p.m. at Brady Street Stadium in Davenport.
Laura M. Hartman will present Bus vs. Train: Ethics in Transit at 7:30 p.m. in Room 102 in the Hanson Hall of Science of Augustana College. There will be time for questions, answers, and discussion.
Tomorrow, the Terry Hanson Ensemble, student performers, and surprise guests will play for Moondance for Karli Rose Kell from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Redstone Room of River Music Experience in Davenport. Proceeds will benefit the Karli Rose Kell Music Scholarship Fund. For more information, call 563-326-1333.
On Thursday, Dr. Michael Shermer, founding publisher of Skeptic magazine and director of the Skeptics Society, will talk about Why People Believe Weird Things at 7 p.m. in the Olin Center of Augustana College.
Alleman High School in Rock Island will present the musical The Sound of Music at 7 p.m. on Thursday and Saturday, and at 4 p.m. on Sunday. For more information, call 309-786-7793.
Thru Nov. 5, Circa '21 in Rock Island will present the musical The Marvelous Wonderettes. For tickets, show times or more information, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
Wednesday, October 12
The Association of Fund Raising Professionals is holding their Fall Conference Workshop presented by national author and consultant, Laura Fredricks who will discuss Creating the Environment for Major Gifts beginning at 8 a.m. in the Jumer’s Casino Conference Center. Registration forms are available at afpquadcities.com.
Davenport Parks and Recreation will hold a Senior Coffee at the Conservatory in Vander Veer Botanical park beginning at 10 a.m. featuring their Fall Color Show. Preregistration is not required. For further information, call 563-326-7812.
An informational meeting on art project grants will be held at 5:30 p.m. at Quad City Arts. The grant application deadline is January 31, 2012. For more information, contact Jessi Black at 309-793-1213 ext. 103.
The Terry Hanson Ensemble, student performers, and surprise guests will play for Moondance for Karli Rose Kell from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Redstone Room of River Music Experience in Davenport. Proceeds will benefit the Karli Rose Kell Music Scholarship Fund. For more information, call 563-326-1333.
Gayle Rein will present From the Ground Up: Early Mills and Towns in Upper Rock Island County at a meeting of the Port Byron Historical Society at 7 p.m. at the River Valley Library in Port Byron. For more information, call 309-523-3654.
On Thursday, Dr. Michael Shermer, founding publisher of Skeptic magazine and director of the Skeptics Society, will talk about Why People Believe Weird Things at 7 p.m. in the Olin Center of Augustana College.
Alleman High School in Rock Island will present the musical The Sound of Music at 7 p.m. on Thursday and Saturday, and at 4 p.m. on Sunday. For more information, call 309-786-7793.
Throughout October, pumpkins will be for sale and displayed in the outside gardens and Sun Garden of the Quad City Botanical Center. Scarecrows are also on exhibit, along with a hay bale maze. There will be special family events on Sunday afternoons 1 to 4 p.m. in the outer gardens and event canopy.
Thru Nov. 5, Circa '21 in Rock Island will present the musical The Marvelous Wonderettes. For tickets, show times or more information, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2.
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